Award winners

Distinguished Master's Thesis Prize

The University of Manitoba Distinguished Master’s Thesis Prizes are given out annually to recognize the achievements of Master’s graduates who submitted groundbreaking theses in the previous academic year. The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies offers up to five Distinguished Master’s Thesis Prizes in each of the following categories: applied sciences, health sciences, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Recipients of this award receive a Citation Certificate and a prize valued at $1,000.

Distinguished Dissertation Award Winners

University of Manitoba Distinguished Dissertation Awards are given to graduating doctoral students who have been nominated by their faculty/college/school for a dissertation that represents a ground-breaking piece of original work. Each year, one award is offered in each of the following categories: applied sciences, health sciences, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Awardees receive a $3,000 prize.

FGPS Excellence in Mentoring Awards

The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award recognizes outstanding mentorship of graduate students.

Previous Distinguished Dissertation Award Winners

2022

  • Wanda Philips-Beck
  • Jose Sanchez
  • Wesley Silva
  • Anne Lindsay
  • Hongwei Lui

2023

  • William Bugg
  • Cameron Verwey
  • Iloradanon Efimoff
  • Laura Forsythe

2024

  • Ali Safian
  • Qian Liu
  • Ying Yang

2025

  • Brock Edwards
  • Emma Martell
  • Yu Xia
  • Zhen Qi

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